4. Administration of Blood Componeents and Products
5. Bowel Care.
6. Burns and Scalds.
7. Child Protection.
8. Cytotoxic Drugs.
9. Fluid Balance.
10. Personal Hygiene and Pressure Ulcer Prevention.
11. Immunisations.
12. Infection Prevention and Control.
13. Intravenous and Intra-arterial Access.
14. Investigations.
15. Administration of Medicines.
16. Moving and Handling.
17. Neonatal Care.
18. Neurological Care.
19. Nutrition and Feeding.
20. Orthopaedic Care.
21. Pain Management.
22. Palliative Care.
23. Peri-operative Care.
24. Play as a Therapeutic Tool.
25. Poisoning and Overdose.
26. Respiratory Care.
27. Resuscitation Practices.
28. Tracheostomy: Care and Management
39. Urinary Catheter Care.
30. Drug Withdrawal - Prevention and Management
Clinical skills are a fundamental aspect of nursing care of children and young people. The Great Ormond Street Hospital Manual of Children's Nursing Practices is an evidence-based manual of practical skills in children's nursing which builds on the extensive expertise developed at Great Ormond Street Hospital. It encompasses all aspects of children's nursing from the most basic aspects of everyday practice to advanced practice in high dependency and intensive care to provide a comprehensive resource for all qualified nurses, students, and other health-care professionals involved in caring for children, both in the hospital and the community setting.
Children's and young people's nursing presents unique challenges. The Great Ormond Street Hospital Manual utilises the latest clinical research and expert clinical knowledge to address these challenges, and provides the underlying theory and evidence for nursing care of children. It provides a definitive guide to clinical skills procedures in children's and young people's nursing which enables nurses working with children and young people to practice confidently and deliver clinically effective family-centred care.
Key features
Offers access to clinical procedures developed through the extensive expertise from Great Ormond Street Hospital
Contains evidence-based recommendations for expert care
Encompasses all aspects of children's care
Contains procedures guidelines students can rely on and effectively use in practice following qualfication
Highlights specific needs of neonates and adolescents
Placed in the context of inter-disciplinary care of the child
Includes the rationale for each procedure - the 'why' as well as 'how'
Information presented in a similar way to The Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures - offering continuity to those working in both adult and paediatric settings
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Sue Macqueen is now retired but was a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Infection Control at Great Ormond Street.
Elizabeth Bruce is a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Pain Control Service at Great Ormond Street.
Faith Gibson is a Clinical Professor of Children and Young People's Cancer Care at Great Ormond Street
"This textbook would be most suited for either student paediatric nurses or paediatric nurses working in a ward setting." (Nursing Times, 23 April 2014)
"This manual builds on the knowledge, skills and expertise of one of the UK's finest children's hospital and explains comprehensive, evidence-based care clearly . . . Additionally its availability as an e-book makes it an excellent pocket-sized reference guide." (Nursing Children and Young People, 1 October 2012)
"Experienced nurses could use the book as a guide for writing their own procedures and clinical guidelines of care . . . All children's nurses should have this book as a reference." (Nursing Standard, 10 October 2012)
"It considers all aspects of children's nursing from everyday practice to advanced procedures in high-dependency and intensive-care units with the aim of providing a comprehensive resource for all qualified nurses, students and other healthcare professionals involved in caring for children in hospital and community settings." (Times Higher Education Supplement, 24 May 2012)
"Such a good book! I really like how the book gives you a rationale for why practices are undertaken. It is ideal for a student as it answers all the 'why' questions that they may have about any procedure you can think of...Informative, easy to read, engaging and interesting."(Emma Louise Scragg, 3rd year child nursing student, Salford University)
"A very useful and practical manual on the nursing practices for children...A great manual, thank you!" (Amy Griffin, 3rd year child nursing student, Keele University)
"A very interesting and well written book, full of all the right information and more for students and qualified paediatric nurses to read upon to expand their knowledge." (Amy Warburton, 2nd year child nursing student, University of Nottingham)
